“My answer will never change when you all ask me that,” he said, meaning he worries about his players first.

“I just feel bad for the players, for the organization, for everybody I see in that locker room,” Kubiak said.

“Very disappointed we are what we are right now.”

The Texans extended their franchise-record losing streak to nine games.

“I’m embarrassed and I feel bad for the city (of Houston),” running back Ben Tate said.

The Jaguars (2-9) entered the game allowing an average of 31.8 points per game. They had not allowed fewer than 19 points in a game this season. The Texans scored six.

Despite the ineptitude, the Texans had a chance to tie it with a successful drive in the final moments. Case Keenum led them across midfield, but when Keshawn Martin bobbled a pass it got intercepted by Ryan Martin.

The Texans now have gone 22 consecutive possessions without scoring a touchdown. They were 0-for-11 on Sunday.

The Texans had a great opportunity to build momentum late in the third quarter. J.J. Watt blocked a long field goal attempt with one minute left in the third quarter. After Shiloh Keo’s return, the Texans began the ensuing drive at midfield.

Houston, which had scored field goals on its two previous drives, failed to gain a first down and punted.

Two drives later Jacksonville stretched its lead to 13-6 on Josh Scobee’s 53-yard field goal with seven minutes to go.

Jacksonville had the Texans chasing from the opening drive. The Jaguars gained 51 yards on a pass from Chad Henne to Ace Sanders. They eventually scored on Maurice Jones-Drews’ 1-yard run four minutes into the game.

They stretched their lead to 10 points on Scobee’s 30-yard field goal with eight minutes left in the second quarter.

That seemed like an insurmountable margin for a Texans offense that struggled mightily throughout the first two quarters.

Houston gained two first downs on its first possession but went three-and-out on each of its next four.

Backup running back Dennis Johnson breathed a bit of life into the offense late in the first half. He ran for 29 yards with four minutes to go. The Texans had gained 20 yards on 19 plays to that point.

The Texans called two passes out of eight plays on that drive. The last one was a 9-yard check down to Johnson that set up Randy Bullock’s 49-yard field goal with 29 seconds left in the half.

Counting sacks, the Texans had four passing yards in the first half. They gained 60 yards total in the first half, well below half of Jacksonville’s season average of 391.6 yards allowed.